ICC Test Rankings: Harry Brooke's two mistakes cost him the number 1 position

England's legendary batsman Joe Root created havoc in the three-match Test series against New Zealand. He has benefited from this in the latest ICC Test rankings. Joe Root has now come to number 1 in the ICC Test rankings. He has defeated his own compatriot Harry Brook. 33-year-old Joe Root is one of the most successful batsmen in England's Test history. Apart from this, he is also a part of Fab 4. In which he is with Virat Kohli, Steve Smith, and Kane Williamson.

Root snatched the number 1 throne from Brook.

Joe Root has overtaken his team's young player Harry Brook. 25-year-old Harry was earlier the number 1 batsman in Tests. He had achieved this position recently. But now he has come to number two. His rating points are 876. Joe Root has come to the top with 895 rating points.

Great performance against New Zealand

The Test series between New Zealand and England ended on 17 September. England won the first two matches and won the series. In comparison, New Zealand saved its reputation by winning the last match. Joe Root performed brilliantly with his bat in this series. Root scored 218 runs in three matches of this series. He scored one century and one half century. If we look at Root's overall Test career, he has scored 12,972 runs in 152 matches so far. The England legend has scored 65 half centuries and 36 centuries. His average in this format is more than 50.

Apart from Joe Root, Harry Brook also performed brilliantly in the Test series against New Zealand and was chosen as the 'Player of the Series'. He scored 171 runs in the first Test of the series. After this, he again scored a century in the second match. He scored 123 runs in the first innings. He scored 55 runs in the second innings. However, Brook was able to score only one run in the last match of the series. Talking about his overall Test career, he has scored 2281 runs with the help of 8 centuries in 40 innings of 24 Tests.